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It is sad that there are what you might call professional Catholics who make a living on their Catholicism, but in whom the spring of faith flows only faintly, in a few scattered drops. We must really make an effort to change this.
Those who with God's help have welcomed Christ's call and freely responded to it are urged on by love of Christ to proclaim the Good News everywhere in the world.
One can readily admit that the Magisterium's manner of expression does not seem very easy to understand at times. It needs to be translated by preachers and catechists into a language which relates to people and to their respective cultural environments. The essential content of the Church's teaching, however, must be upheld in this process. It must not be watered down on allegedly pastoral grounds, because it communicates the revealed truth.
In proclaiming the faith and in administering the sacraments every priest speaks on behalf of Jesus Christ, for Jesus Christ.
Homosexuality is incompatible with the priestly vocation. Otherwise, celibacy itself would lose its meaning as a renunciation.
It turns out that the Correctio Filialis de haeresibus propagatis was released at exactly midnight of September 24th, and not on September 23rd as I had previously written. What confused me was the fact that I went to Rorate Caeli shortly after midnight and found it there, and naturally assumed that it had been posted somewhat earlier. If we check their timestamp though it seemed to have been set for publication at exactly midnight. I had caught wind of something being released from reading Fr. John Hunwicke's post from the day before, in which he claimed that something big was expected on the Sunday. For that reason I was surprised to learn that it had been released before, or so I thought, and it didn't help that so many blogs I read put the 23rd on it.
Time zones help explain that confusion, because many of the blogs I follow are from the Western hemisphere, where it was still the 23rd on the day of publication. I would much rather use the Rome time since the document was meant for Rome, and since it was released on the 24th my time as well, so I'll henceforth refer to the 24th as the release date, but I digress, although...Distinctions Matter!
The phrase "an irresistible force meets an immovable object" is I believe quite common in weather-speak and I believe it is used when a weather front meets a mountain area or some such thing. In my particulary context, it obviously refers to Bergoglio and while he has been immovable in his obstinacy against Catholic doctrine and practice, in this particular analogy he predictably plays the part of "a terrible force of destruction" with the signatoris of Correction Filialis acting as representatives of the immovable object that is the deposit of faith.
For my part I acquired it from "The Dark Knight" - one of the best movies ever made, by the way, and unquestionably one of the most well-made, if not the ouright winner of that particular category. In the final confrontation with the Joker, Batman saves him from an untimely death out of moral principle, despite spending most of the movie actually trying to stop him, at great danger to his own life and that of others. In that particular scene, the Joker says "this is what happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object".
My memory tweaked it a bit to read "terrible force of destruction" but I'll stick to that terminology since Bergoglio is unstoppable only on account of the timidity of the hierarchy of the Church, along with the complicity of many modernists in the Catholic establishment at large. He is by no means unstoppable, but that he is a terribe force of destruction I deem indisputable.
The more I think about it, the more I realise just how numerous are the similarities between Bergoglio and the Joker as portrayed in that film. Some time, I might get around to writing about that.
In any case, the correction was an attempt to stop Bergoglio's seemingly unstoppable march towards the destruction of what remains of the Catholic edifice. For what it's worth I don't think he will succeed with or without the correction, but the correction is a huge stumbling block. This has been proved very clearly as Bergoglio's enablers and attack hounds have had no other course but to attack the signatories in defence of Amoris Laetitia, and not the content of the correction itself.
Some have pointed out that there is nothing in the correction which shows that Amoris Laetitia actually teaches heresy, completely bypassing, it seems, the main charge of the signatories, which is that in his words and his deeds since the publication of Amoris Laeitia, Bergoglio has encouraged heretical readings of it (an already dubious text at best), in turn propagating heresies. If you're going to critique a document, the least you can do is read it and attack what the document actually asserts.
Others have pointed out that the number of signatories is small, the hypocrisy of which one writer, I believe on Rorate Caeli, took exception. He notes that the Bergoglio party has spent the better part of 5 years (and 5 long long years, I hasten to add) intimidating those who disagree with the dangerous direction this horrendous pontificate has taken us, only to point to the number of his opponents being small as proof that the majority is not with the opposition. We remember, by the way, that Bergoglio speaks constantly of dialogue and parrhesia, all the while either threatening or ignoring those who actually attempt to dialogue with him. It seeems hypocrisy is his only mode.
The most ingenious and at the same time non-sensical defence of Amoris Laetitia is that it is all due to a mistranslation! They claim that the whole furore was due to a mistranlation of the Latin. You couldn't make this stuff up!
Christopher Ferrara took dissected this ridiculous claim at the Remnant. I suppose their implicit claim is that Bergoglio is somehow a Latinist who wrote the whole thing up in Latin, no doubt in their mind consulting the great treasure of Latin writings that the Church possesses. This is a staggering claim, in defending a man whose grasp of Italian evidently is as incompetent as his grasp of Spanish. No matter which language he speaks hardly anybody can figure out what he actually said. I suppose Latin being his primary language might explain why nobody understands him when he speaks any other language, but we are left with the small issue that the official Latin version of Amoris Laetitia was only published in July of this year, well more than a year after the original publication of Amoris Laetitia, and that the document itself was probably written in Spanish, given the large input of Tucho 'art of kissing' Fernandez, the ghostwrite and brains -...
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When you visit Ioannina don't miss to take the boat to the small island of the Lake Pamvotida, which is the one and only "anonymous" island in the middle of a lake in Greece.
It is a small miracle of nature, unbelievably beautiful, and of great historical significance. It is situated towards the north western part of the lake, a hair's breadth away from the village settlement of Amfithea.
Its west side has a gentle coastline, while the remainder of its coastline is rocky, with impressive stony outcrops which plunge into the water. It is covered in woodland – the climate created by the lake favours the growth of lush vegetation. It truly is an earthly paradise. It and the island of Agios Achilleios in Prespa are the only lake islands in Greece which are inhabited.
There is only one village on the island which is a real gem, with picturesque paved alleys and folk art shops. The village has been designated an example of a traditional settlement, due to its exceptional historical importance and its architectural beauty. It used to be an important monastic center and today you can still visit five monasteries of great historical significance.
You can also visit the Pre-revolutionary Period Museum which is housed in a cell of Panteleimonas monastery where Ali Passa was murdered in 1822. Its collection includes exhibits from the period of the Ottoman occupation, Ali Passa's personal items and unique relics from the Ottoman period in Ipeiros, offering visitors the opportunity to become better acquainted with the history of Ioannina. We recommend you to follow the path which goes around the island. The tour is 2.5 km long and it is very beautiful.
An island full of history
The island was first inhabited in the 13th century, by monks who also founded the monasteries which visitors can admire today. The first monastery, built in 1292, is the Monastery of St. Nicholas Philanthropinon. The founder, Michael Philanthropinos (the Philanthropic), was the Metropolitan Bishop of Ioannina. At around the same time the Monastery of St. Nicholas Dilios was founded by the Strategopoulos family.
The monastic community flourished particularly in the 16th century, leading to the building of famous monasteries such as Saint Nicholas Methodius, the Monastery of John the Baptist, the St. Panteleimon Monastery, the Monastery of the Transfiguration of the Saviour and the Monastery of the Prophet Elias which stands on the highest hill on the island.
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Translated by Madeline and Max Shiffman
Edited by Jerrold Landau
We hear this name very seldom now, and yet when we remind ourselves of this name, we get a pang in our heart. Maytchet is my birthplace and the place where all Maytcheters throughout the entire world were born. We were raised, and we breathed the good spirit from the old Jewish homes, the fresh air from the local river and the wide areas of cultivated soil. For hundreds of years, the small town of Maytchet was located in the midst of this G-d blessed natural setting. It hosted a traditional Jewish way of life with Torah observant, traditional Jews, as well as honorable, hard working people.
The town's river was called Molczadka. The river flows into the River Nieman, and forms a testimony to the very beginnings of the town. In the ledgers of the Council of the State of Lithuania, Maytchet is mentioned several times in connection with the tax rolls. From this, we can assume that, in the year 1765, there already existed a Jewish settlement. The question remains, who were the first Jewish inhabitants of Maytchet.
Besides the natural uses of the river, such as bathing in the summer and chopping ice in the winter, the Molczadka was used as a site for two mills, one at the very beginning of the river, and the other a few kilometers away. A bridge was built, with a small dam to hold the water in order to create energy to move the stones and rollers in order to grind the flour and press cloth. These two mills were built by a Jew whose name was Meyrim [Boretsky], who came to Maytchet and requested from the town nobleman, Mosziewski, to allow him to utilize the river. At that time, the very young nobleman allowed himself to be convinced, and the mills were constructed. In the one mill, Meyrim placed his older son, Moshe Aaron. Meyrim placed his younger son Itzele in the second mill, where as able to grind and sift flour, as well as to press cloth.
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|Yaakov Dvorzecky's Pharmacy
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Thus, it was possible for Maytchet and the surrounding area to eat freshly milled and baked bread. The same nobleman, Mosziewski also allowed the construction of a row of stalls in the market place, from which they sold products of the mill and other goods, for which the Jews paid an annual fee. In addition, a large inn was also built nearby so that the farmers who came to the market could have food and drink.
From the last years I remember the only pharmacist in the village was Jacob Dvorzecky. And I also remember a dry good store owned by Iser Bilas and his family. There was a seltzer factory that sold cold drinks and juices during the hot summer months. One could also purchase ice that was prepared in the winter for the summer. All of the youth of Maytchet would come to the seltzer factory on Sabbaths to drink cold seltzer after eating their cholent. There was no money exchanged on the Sabbath, but notes were prepared in advance with names and charges, which were entered in a ledger. Many of the young people immediately went into the Chassidic shteibl (small synagogue), where they would peel seeds and then vandalize the prayer stands of the wealthy people. Many of the boys and girls would go to the woods, where everything around smelled magical. They would stroll back and forth, thinking of a better world. Unfortunately, very few of these youth had the opportunity to studying in a middle school or a high school, which was the road to intellectual professions. Very few were lucky enough to leave Maytchet and grasp something better. Many of those that did, eventually ended up in America, Argentina and Israel.
The Jewish population of Maytchet throughout that time remained middle class and provincial. They did nothing to conceal their Jewishness, and were hard workers -- they were tailors, shoemakers, tinsmiths, stuffers, furriers, and blacksmiths but most of them were involved in business. They worked hard all week at their meager livelihood, but on the Sabbath, each Jew became a king. Moshe Barishinski would stand in the middle of the market place and announce the advent of the Sabbath by shouting at the top of his voice, two or three times, Women, it is candle lighting time! Immediately the row of shops in the market would close, and the Sabbath candles would twinkle in each house. The Sabbath presence would glow over the Maytcheter women's faces. The Jews would enter the synagogue, some to the cold large main synagogue, and some into the Chassidic shteibl. The prominent Jews took their places at the front of the synagogue:
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Yichael Yitzchak, Yoseph the butcher, Rubichevsky, Leibe Yehoshua's and others. Yoseph Shimon stood in front of the ark and we would sing the Lechu Naronona, beginning the service of the welcoming of the Sabbath. When they discussed the upcoming festivals, there was much joy with men as well as women. Even the little ones were happy because they did not have to go to cheder. The shtetl became still and they absorbed the heavenly happiness that one could only absorb during the festivals.
|Moshe Aaron's Flour Mill
Leibe, son of Yehoshua was a Torah scholar, and also knowledgeable in worldly literature. He could lead the prayer services and also read the Torah. He was an outstanding person with wonderful virtues. He used to frequent the Rabbi's house often and he helped him answer people's questions. He was able to straighten out disagreements people had. He would teach Gemara, Yoreh Deah [a section of the Code of Jewish Law], and Maimonides' Guide for the Perplexed twice a week. At the end of every year, he would celebrate the conclusion of the learning with a festive meal.
Leibe Yehoshua's was a Hassid of the Slonimer Rebbe and he would go to him and participate in the Shabbos meal together with many other Chassidim. Many non-Jews appreciated him and many
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learned Christians were happy to talk to him about important world questions, because he excelled with his sharp answers. In general he was an outstanding Jew with a very deep religious feeling to G-d as well as being warm and good natured. He passed away at an old age but he did suffer a great deal during the years of the First World War.
|David Zvi Novimisky (Hershl the mohel)
Hirshke Leibe Yehoshua's was the bright personality of my father. In his early years he was a partner in the large mill. His father-in-law Itsele wanted him to continue to be a
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mohel. He was appreciated by all because of his swift technique and he was asked to go to the nearby small towns and villages. Understand, he did this for the sake of mitzvah and he did not take any money. Because of the work of the mill we lived a nice life. The house was open to everyone, whoever went to Dvorzec, Zhetl and further towns used to stop off in the mill where they would receive a place to sleep and eat. Just before the First World War the nobleman sold the land to my Uncle Moshe Aaron. My father together with his brother-in-law Yitzchak Akivah built a windmill which was a wonder in Maytchet. But to our sorrow the mill did not last long. A very strong wind tore off the wings and the rudder and the windmill ceased to operate.
In those early years the town was immersed in their small problems of income and very seldom did they have an opportunity to enjoy social and cultural things. I remember one time a cantor came to Maytchet to daven (lead the prayer service). The whole town men, women, and children -- came to the large, cold synagogue to hear this cantor. They sold tickets to the rich people and any tickets left they gave to those who could not afford to pay for a ticket. They did this at Chanukah, when there was a Purim play, and sometimes even for a theater performance.
The young people were always energetic and they would organize from time to time a speaker or a reading evening. After the Balfour Declaration there arose a national feeling when some of the studying youth would speak about Zionism. I remind myself that in my youth I had a friend by the name Wolf Rabinovitch who used to speak every Sabbath evening in the home of Abramovski about the return to Zion. Wolf and I studied together in the Minsk Technical School where we absorbed the national idea and when we came home for vacation we shared these ideas that we had learned in the big city with the youth of Maytchet.
Maytchet as well as the entire area suffered a great deal during the First World War and as soon as the Polish government took over, the majority of the young generation left Maytchet. Thanks to that they were saved from the horrible events of the Second World War. I left Maytchet in the year 1922. This was for me a colossal change in my life. Young and full of hope to establish a better home for myself, I went to the far-off Argentina. My warm letters describing my new land where people are not hungry
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|Descendants of Mohel from Maytchet in Argentina
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and were content, encouraged other young people to leave Maytchet. Thereby a lot of Jewish people were saved, including my family.
Right in the beginning when there were many Jews from Maytchet in Argentina, they organized a Maytcheter Landsleit group. From time to time there are meetings when families come together from near and far. Many young people of Maytchet met and married members from other cities and towns. The Lansdleit group organizes receptions for guests who come from America, Africa and Israel. At these receptions they reminisce about their old home -- the various experiences and episodes and mainly the hard life that they and their parents experienced because of the horrible regimes.
The Maytchet Landsleit holds an annual get together at the cemetery in the Tablada district of Buenos Aires, at the monument for the six million martyrs where we recite the Yizkor for our own families who perished at the impure hands of the accursed Nazis and their murderous assistants.
These lines written for the Maytchet Yizkor Book which will serve as a memorial in words for the martyrs, as well as for the future generations, who should read it with pride and learn where they came from.
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A memorial candle in memory
Of my father R' Yehuda-Yitzhak
And my mother Badana née Yorzkovski,
May G-d avenge them
How grieving and bitter is the heart for all the Jews who were annihilated during the Holocaust that befell so many cities and towns, but much more so does the heart mourn over Maytchet, the town where I was born and grew up together with my brothers and sisters, the second and third generations in Maytchet. I lived the life of the community together with all the Jews in the town and collectively we yearned for the promised land of our forefathers, but they weren't privileged to see its comfort due to the terrible destruction that befell Bet Yisrael (the House of Israel, the Jews). May these words, carved from a grieving heart, be a worthy remembrance to their pure souls, and a tribute to their holy memory.
The Jews of Maytchet weren't distinguished by great famous persons, or very wealthy men but, on the other hand, it was blessed with honest, good-hearted, hospitable and kindly persons and most importantly Jews loyal to the venerable tradition of our fathers and sages passed on from generation to generation. Who among us doesn't remember the great ideal of hospitality to the poor who would often stop in our town and ask for a place to sleep. For this purpose a committee was established, called The Committee for Hospitality, that was responsible for the hospitality of guests and fulfilled the holy Jewish tradition, No one should have to sleep outside. Among the last members were, Yosef the teacher Shkolnikovitz, Heikl Izralvitz, and Eliezer Reznik, the butcher. An apartment was allocated for the guests and a special supervisor was appointed to oversee its administration. The last supervisor was R' Nachum Kovenski, who lived nearby. I remember how the members of the committee, with the help of the sextons of the synagogue, arranged meals for the guests in private homes of the Jews of Maytchet whether it was a weekday or Shabbat meal. It never happened that a Jewish guest didn't have a place to eat.
And who doesn't remember how the Jews of Maytchet kindly received the magidim (preachers) and shdarim (fundraising emissaries from Eretz Yisrael) who would come to town to give sermons in the Bet Midrash between the prayers minha and maariv, and after maariv would put a ke'ara (bowl) near the door and each one that passed through
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placed a donation. On most of the Shabbats during the year these emissaries and famous preachers visited our town and stayed in private homes or in the hostel of R' Avraham Shmulovitz. On Shabbat afternoons, after the people had their Shabbat nap and the Tehillim group finished saying Psalms, the preacher gave his speech standing near the Holy Ark until it was time for minha, the afternoon prayer. The next day several householders went around to collect donations from among the residents for the preacher.
|The market place
On the right can be seen the hostel of Avraham Shmulovitz
I remember one interesting event. When I was 13 - 14 years old I studied in the Yeshiva Bet Yosef in Lechowitz and as was the custom in those days I ate at the home of one of the better off residents, R' Leib Rozovski, a bank manager and one of the important personages in town. The daughter of R' Leib married a yeshiva student from Klecak, and after his marriage the groom began to work in the bank. Before each holiday it was common that the former students remained faithful to their yeshivas and went to towns in the area to raise funds for their yeshivas. So it happened that this student came for Shabbat to Maytchet, to give a homily or speech for his yeshiva. He lodged at the hostel of R' Shmulovitz but had his meals in our home. On Shabbat afternoon he gave his sermon and the next day, Sunday, they went to collect donations. That night there was a train to Baranovichi and from there he had to continue to Lechowitz. Because there was no electricity in the streets, I accompanied him to the train station with a torchlight. On the way I asked him a number of questions, one of them asking how much his lodging cost him
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at R' Avraham's hostel. He answered that R' Avraham didn't charge him for the two nights he spent there and that asked that the cost should be considered his donation to the yeshiva.
Also cantors and prayer leaders would come to Maytchet and they led the evening prayers in the Bet Midrash (study and prayer hall) and afterward put out a bowl for donations. Sometimes when a famous cantor or wonder child singer came to town they would charge an entrance fee.
The virtue of hospitality was even more prominent in our town during World War II, during the German invasion of Poland in 1939. As is known the war erupted on September 1, 1939. Immediately a stream of Jewish refugees began; many people who had been uprooted from their homes near the German border moved toward the East. Also many Jews from all the areas of the German invasion flooded to the part that was under Russian control. On their way East many refugees arrived in Maytchet where they found refuge and shelter among the local Jews. No Jew refused to help and all the refugees were welcomed with brotherly love; and there was one destiny for all, resident or stranger.
|Yosef Shkolkikovitz (the teacher)
|Yeshaya-Aharon Lazovski
Maytchet also excelled in the love of Jews in general and especially the love of Zion. All the Jews of Maytchet who kept the Jewish tradition and prayed three times a day and our eyes will see the merciful return to Zion and as upright and honest Jews they believed this with all their hearts but didn't know how to fulfill that wish. At that time the entry to Eretz Yisrael was closed and only very few were able to realize the dream of generations and come to the land of their forefathers to build it and be rebuilt by it. Especially notable were the elders of the town: R' Yeshaya-Aharon Lisovski,
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and R' Yisral-Zalman Shlovski, zl. Both of them settled in Jerusalem and I was even privileged to meet with them in Jerusalem in 1941 shortly after I made aliya to Eretz Yisrael.
Most of the Jews of the town were ardent believers in Zionism and aliya but lacked the means to fulfill this wish. However, all they could do was take part in activities for Eretz Yisrael by collecting funds for the Keren Kayemet, Keren Hayesod, Keren Eretz Yisrael of the Mizrahi and later for the Settlement Fund for Agudat Yisrael. Since the attitude of the Jews of Maytchet was purely nationalistic no one checked which factions or political parties stood behind these funds; everyone donated to all the funds. Due to this same attitude of pure nationalism all the youth, including religious and traditional, belonged to the local branch of the youth group, HaShomer HaZta'ir which began operating before the other parties. Later some of the youth joined training groups, to be able possibly to make aliya to Eretz Yisrael. Therefore, among the few from Maytchet who remained after the holocaust, were the members who went through the long track from HeHalutz through the training groups until they reached Eretz Yisrael.
The Jews of Maytchet, who were distant from the large concentration of the Jews of Poland, didn't see the leaders of the Polish Jews except at the times of elections to the Polish parliament or the Zionist congresses, or when the leaders visited for fundraising, etc. Every visit of someone from the big cities was a great event that drew the town out of its daily routine and brought life and interest to Jewish public life; they exhibited a large measure of respect and admiration for the important guests, as is said, and your eyes shall see your teachers. It was natural that Maytchet, as other small towns far from the large Jewish centers, itself became a center and maintained branches of all the large institutions and organizations.
About the way of life of the Jews in the town and especially the amicable relations between the people and the deep sense of responsibility for others, as in All the Jews are responsible for each other. A number of interesting facts heard from trustworthy people should be noted. R' Azriel Korn zl, the uncle of Moshe Korn, lived in America for sixty-three years. In old age, at 84, he made aliya in the spring of 1968, to settle there. Unfortunately he wasn't privileged to live long in Israel and on the following Rosh Hashana he passed away, may his memory be a blessing.
In his early days in Israel I sat with him in the home of Moshe Korn and heard many stories about life in Maytchet in the past; here is one story that characterizes all the good virtues of the Jews of Maytchet.
It happened about the year 1902. R' Azriel zl who was then 17 - 18 returned to Maytchet for the vacation from the Slonim Yeshiva where he learned. A rumor reached the town that in the village of Mickiewicz, 4 kilometers away, some gentiles attacked the few Jews who lived there and their lives were in danger. Immediately, a group of Jews from Maytchet organized and went to the aid of their brethren in trouble. Among them were Azriel's father, R' Yitzhak Korn zl. He hitched his horse to his wagon and together with a few others they urgently left
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on the road to the village. Azriel, who was strong and muscular, wanted to join the rescue convoy, but his father prevented him due to his young age. However, young Azriel didn't give up his right to defend Jews in danger, and so he ran all the way to Mickiewicz and arrived before the convoy. When he reached the town he started to fight with the gentile attackers, hitting and beating them until they fell. When his father arrived with the convoy, he came out to them and told them that he already had finished the job and the troublemakers were lying helpless on the ground. There was nothing left for the Jews of Maytchet to do but to put them on the wagons and bring them to the local police.
Here is another example of feelings of responsibility and devotion on the part of the Jews of Maytchet in a later period. I happened to see a notice about a lecture by Dr. M. Dvorzetski on the subject Self-defense in the History of the Jews. I went to hear the lecture both because the subject was important to me and because the lecturer was almost a native of our town. The lecture mentioned times, dates and places of Jewish self-defense among which he noted 1917. He said that before the end of the First World War, he happened to visit a small town named Maytchet and saw how the Jews practiced at night in cellars on how to use weapons, to defend the lives of the Jews from the dangers of rioters and murderers who were swarming the country in those days.
I heard from Yehezkel Ravitz another story, this one from recent times, that shows the exemplary devotion of the heads of Maytchet towards the public good. Although all those who lived in Maytchet know Yehezkel Ravitz, yet for the sake of future generations we should describe here some details of the life of this man and his family.
He lived with his extended family in a group of buildings around a courtyard at the edge of the road. In addition to the routine agricultural work, the family also owned a grain/grout mill and a straw and hay cutter. Despite his many private occupations, Ravitz was surely a clear public activist and his hands were full of work in every public institution in town. He was an officer in the fire department, was active in the drama society where his major function was as prompter, was a member of the administrations of relief and economic institutions. In addition, he was a member of the town council, and later he and Shlomo Shnitzki were representatives of the town in the regional community committee in Baranovichi. Therefore it was natural that when the Germans invaded the area and the Judenrat was organized in Maytchet, Hezkel Ravitz was a member.
Yehezkel Ravitz passed through many places on his travels from Maytchet until he reached the United States where he lives today. As all the other refugees he also went through much suffering and travails until he reached a safe haven. In 1964 he came to Israel for a few months to visit his nephew Moshe Ravitz and his family and other Maytchet natives living there. We met with him several times, and spoke with him personally when I asked him the real truth about the activities of the Judenrat in Maytchet after there were rumors and gossip about the integrity of the various Judenrats in various towns. Yehezkel told me that everything was done in complete sureness that all the members of the Judenrat which consisted of local Jews
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and refugees who lived in Maytchet, behaved in good faith and with devotion to every Jew. They didn't save any work or effort and sometimes even endangered themselves to help all the Jews. They all shared only one view and that was to get through as best as possible the time of the occupation and to hope for better times. Full of this awareness they didn't withhold any effort to save Jews and make somewhat easier their difficult life and help them to survive until the terrible time passed. The members of the Judenrat won the complete trust of the Jews of Maytchet who appreciated their devoted work and sacrifice.
Such was the town of Maytchet and such were her Jews, and the heart grieves over the merciless destruction and murder of men, women, old and young. Even during the worst time, the community heads volunteered to perform these activities with their heart and soul, although they were especially in danger. And to the bleeding heart, the head of a person joins in and asks, How did this happen? How were pure and innocent annihilated? How was this abomination done in under the sun, and the heavens didn't come down to earth, and the world wasn't outraged and didn't collapse?!
My heart, my heart goes out to you, Jewish Maytchet with the other holy communities that were lost and are gone. Is there a consolation? Is there any recompense for the pure blood that was spilled?!
|R' Azriel Korn
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I have been following the discussions and I have been enjoying the class. I have been doing nonprofit fundraising for 15+ years. This class has been very valuable for me and a wealth of information. I'm currently working for a Professor who is doing a grant funded medical study at a local Medical School. I want to transition back to nonprofit fundraising (Annual Fund or Major Gifts). My goal is to create a nonprofit.
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Thank you for your emails in support of my quiveration for Eminem validating me against Duana's disgust. He was HOT last night. And even Michelle admitted his face didn't look so f-cked up. Check the way he's wearing his pants. Please. With Drake and Wayne, Em delivered. Em was sharp, Em was tight, Em was SEX, and Drake is the pride of the 416.
The final performance of the night, flanked by two hip hop masters, he HASN'T EVEN RELEASED A FULL ALBUM, already lauded by Jay-Z, Kanye, Jamie Foxx knows all his lyrics, but still he took his mom to the event, wore a leather jacket that everyone now wants, and can you imagine? Last year he sat up in the bleachers. Crazy.
Drake covers the February/March 2010 issue of Complex. Strong interview, as always, and photo shoot viz, but why the sharing with Trachtenberg? I don't get it. Click here to read.
Revisit last night. Did you see how much fun he was having?
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(CBS News) LOS ANGELES - The slow economy in the U.S. is squeezing state budgets and many can't find the money to pay the pensions they've promised public employees. Nationwide, all together, public pension plans are $1 trillion short.
In Los Angeles, public employee unions are protesting cuts in salaries and benefits.
Paula Ready, 47, is a child support officer for San Bernardino County, Calif. Her 16-year-old son Jacob has autism and will need care the rest of his life.
She has paid into the state & county pension plan for 16 years. But now with government officials slashing jobs and benefits she fears that safety net won't be there when she and Jacob need it.
"I wonder how I'll be able to pay the cost of his medical insurance premium, or his medicine or anything like that to provide for him when he's an adult," said Ready, adding she is very scared for the future.Retirement planning for the 99 percent
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The state of California has a gap of more than $112 billion between what's been promised state employees and money on hand to meet retirement obligations.
California is better off than most states. It has 78 percent of the money it's promised for pensions, but according to a report this week by the Pew Research Center, Illinois has just 45 percent, and Rhode Island only 49 percent.
"In good times and bad, the states were kicking the can down the road," said Kil Huh, who wrote the report for the Pew Research Center.
Huh said states were counting on continuing stock market gains to cover pension shortfalls.
"It was not uncommon for states to shortchange or skip payments altogether when investment returns were quite good. States felt they could invest their way to full funding," Huh said.
It was a hard lesson for the University of California. When the bottom fell out of the stock market, the 10-campus system was forced to raise tuition, cut classes and staff to meet growing pension demands.
"I don't think our children should have to pay for these high pensions that give us nothing in return," said Marcia Fritz, an advocate for pension reform.
Paula Ready said she feels like public employees are not getting what they deserve.
"While I'm a proud public employee, I'm not a volunteer. We deserve some degree of security in knowing that there's going to be a system in place to provide for us when we're no longer able to work anymore," Ready said.
In downtown Los Angeles, state and federal workers gathered Wednesday to protest pension budget cuts, and they say they've already made substantial concessions, but with baby boomers now hitting retirement age, this is a problem not going away soon.


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- Place the dates, almonds, rice malt syrup, oil, cacao and salt in a food processor. Process for 2–3 minutes or until the nuts are finely chopped and the mixture comes together.
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Franz Ferdinand | 09/09/13
Franz Ferdinand release a new single, Evil Eye, on Monday the 28th of October 2013.
Evil Eye was co-produced by Alex from Franz Ferdinand & Todd Terje and recorded in Scotland, London and Oslo .
The single is available as a one-track download and is accompanied by a video very much inspired the 'horror theme' of the song title, or in Alex's words – "The video is a gruesome blood orgy eye stab death romp wide-oh creep necro fest, play this on the telly if you dare you fuckers."
Directed by acclaimed U.S. film-maker Diane Martel (www.dianemartel.me), who said – "This is a creepy nasty video for my dear friends and my favourite band. I'm proud to be part of this brilliant album's visuals!"
Additionally, having just played two low-key shows at Glasgow's QMU and The Electric in Brixton, London, Franz Ferdinand have announced details of a U.K. tour in 2014.
The list of dates is as follows:
14th London Roundhouse
17th Brighton Dome
18th Bristol O2 Academy
19th Southampton Guildhall
21st Birmingham O2 Academy
22nd Manchester Academy
23rd Dublin Olympia
25th Glasgow Barrowlands
26th Leeds O2 Academy
27th Newcastle O2 Academy
Tickets for the shows are priced at £22.50 (except London where they are £25) and are available from 9am on Friday 13th September 2013 via www.ticketweb.co.uk. www.seetickets.com and www.ticketmaster.co.uk
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The tragic shooting in Tucson, Ariz., has already prompted several major gun proposals on Capitol Hill, including one to prohibit high-volume firearms and one to keep guns a minimum distance away from high-level government officials. But none of them address a wider problem with no easy government solution: how an obviously mentally unstable individual like Jared Lee Loughner, the alleged shooter, was able to buy a gun.
As the profile of Jared Lee Loughner continues to emerge, evidence is mounting that his deeply troubled mind was the prime cause of his rampage. His bizarre behavior led to his expulsion from community college and his rejection from the Army. But despite glaring signs of mental instability, Loughner was still able to legally purchase a Glock semiautomatic pistol.
The first crack Loughner fell through was in the mental health system. Federal law prohibits the purchase of guns by anyone "adjudicated as a mental defective." But Loughner was never declared mentally ill by a court of law. As an adult, Loughner would have had to seek treatment on his own accord, but no one, including his parents, seems to have encouraged him to do so.Video: Mental Health and guns (on this page)
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Families of the mentally ill largely have their hands tied, said retired psychologist Liz Rebensdorf, whose son was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia in his late teens. Unless a mentally unstable person asks for help, there is little anyone else can do to help identify his condition, unless his behavior becomes threatening to others. And in some rare cases, family members actually hope the person does something so bad that they can bring in the authorities.
"I run support groups," Rebensdorf said, "and one night I had 12 families represented and half of them were just waiting until something happens that's fairly extreme so we can get the authorities in where we can perhaps get some access to mental health."
Loughner had several run-ins with police but had never been convicted of a crime. That kept him from appearing in court, where he may have been ordered to seek treatment. In that case, he would have become legally barred from buying a gun in Arizona, where the law prohibits anyone who has "been found to constitute a danger to himself or others pursuant to court order."
But even if the court ordered him to receive treatment, there is a wider crack Loughner might have fallen through, which brings to mind the case of another mentally ill assailant: Seung-Hui Cho's shooting spree on the Virginia Tech campus in 2007, where he killed 32 people after legally buying a gun.
Cho had, in fact, been court ordered to receive "involuntary outpatient treatment" in 2005. But he was still able to purchase two semi-automatic pistols, including a Glock 9-millimeter, the same gun used by Loughner. In this case, an almost two decades-old federal background check system failed to flag Cho's record to gun dealers.Story: Giffords doing well after two surgeries over weekend
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In 1993, the "Brady Handgun Violence Protection Act" was signed into law following a campaign led by Jim Brady, who was press secretary to then-President Ronald Reagan when he, Brady, and two other men were shot in an assassination attempt on the president in 1981. The bill put in place the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS), an FBI-run system that runs database checks on criminal and other disqualifying records.
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But Cho's record didn't make it into the system.
Virginia Tech prompted Congress to pass a bill in 2008, the NICS Improvement Act, to provide more financial incentive for states to submit records to the background check system. Since the shooting, the number of mental health records submitted to NICS increased significantly, but as of March 2010, 23 states have submitted fewer than 100 records to the system since its creation, and nine states have submitted none.
Arizona had no records in the NICS system before Virginia Tech. Since the shooting it has submitted 3,102 records. That is still a relatively small number, however, compared to New York's, whose 151,094 records are still considered an incomplete tally.
"That's only 42 percent of the records that should be there," said John Feinblatt, chief policy advisor to New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. "We have a background check system that's like Swiss cheese. There are more holes than cheese."
One reason the system is so porous, according to members of Congress who pushed for NICS improvement, is that states are not required to participate — something the National Rifle Association, the powerful pro-gun lobby, advocated for.
"By insisting the program be voluntary and be subject to annual appropriations, they knew that the program would have only a marginal restriction on the purchase of firearms," said Rep. Jerry Moran, D-Va., speaking about the NRA's influence on the legislation.
Congress has also doled out only a fraction of the money it originally authorized for the program. Since 2009, almost $200 million has been approved for the system, but only $20 million was spent in 2009 and $10 million in 2010.
According to the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, the NICS Improvement Act is phasing in penalties for states that do not comply with the program, beginning this year. The government will be able to withhold federal justice assistance funding, and in 2018, those penalties will become mandatory. Participating states will also receive more incentives, mostly funding to upgrade courts' systems of automating and transmitting mental health records.
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"We can't force them, but we can create penalties and incentives," said Daniel Vice, the Brady Center's senior attorney.
Gun control advocates are hopeful that further penalties will spur states to contribute more records to NICS, especially as it seems to be the last line of defense against mentally ill people trying to buy guns.
Once individuals like Cho and Loughner bypass NICS, legal purchase of the guns they seek is as good as assured.
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There is only one question about mental illness on the federal background check one fills out before buying a gun.
"Have you ever been adjudicated mentally defective OR have you ever been committed to a mental institution?" asks question 11.f on the three-page application.
The brevity of the application, and the ease with which one can simply check "no," demonstrates the federal government's reliance on other backstops to prevent the mentally ill from buying guns.
Far lengthier and more in-depth applications are required in many other walks of life, most with fewer potential life-and-death consequences.
For example:
— An application to set off fireworks at a wedding in Pima County, Ariz., is eight pages long — more than twice as long as the federal gun application.
— An application for a commercial drivers' license in Arizona includes physical and written examination, after which one gets a learner's permit, valid for only six months.
— Personality tests in the NFL are used to assess how players will respond in various situations, with questions like "Would you rather be a dog or cat?"
— Before even getting a job interview, applicants at Wal-Mart must complete a 65-question multiple choice assessment and are asked to grade themselves on statements like "My behaviors are often not as safe as they could be" and "I have difficulty understanding abstract ideas."
These are only anecdotal examples of more rigorous tests of mental fitness than those Cho and Loughner were subjected to when they decided to buy a firearm. But they underscore the faults in the many lines of defense designed to prevent people like Cho and Loughner from buying guns.
And the interpretation of an individual's Constitutional rights are also at play here, not just the right to bear arms, but also on the civil liberties front when it comes to mental illness and mental fitness. This is a challenge for both policy makers and society at large.
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With my birthday coming up in a few weeks, I have had a few friends and family members ask what to get me for my birthday. I never really know what to say when people ask me that, but I'll tell you what two things I can never have enough of: beautiful stationery and inspiring books. While there are endless options for beautiful stationery, there are a few books that are currently calling my name. The first, Mary McDonald Interiors (above) is the just-released tome by one of my favorite designers. I can't wait to get my hands on this book!
{HUE by Kelly Wearstler}
The first edition of Kelly Wearstler's newest book, HUE sold out and yours truly missed out. A new limited edition is set to be released on November 1st, three days before my birthday.
{Rooms to Inspire in the City by Annie Kelly}
I've had this book on my wish list for some time now. It features such a great mix of styles.
{Alberto Pinto Table Settings}
Sometimes, looking at beautiful table settings can be just as fun as creating them. Alberto Pinto's book is filled with sumptuous and elegant table settings.
{Women Then: Photographs 1954-1969 by Julia Morton}
There is something so glamorous about women of past generations. The majority of people no longer treat dressing themselves with the same care and formality that was common until the end of the 1960s. It would be so fun to go through this book and find inspiration from the chic women of the 1950s and 60s.
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Lastly, my favorite food personality, Ina Garten has a new book coming out this month called "How Easy is That?" in which she shares easy to prepare, fabulous meals in the true Barefoot Contessa style.


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Is this the Playstation Phone, or a new platform altogether?
Posted by Patrick Lambert Categories: Handhelds, Rumors
Earlier this week Engadget came out with some exclusive pictures and various facts about what everyone is now calling the Sony Playstation Phone.However, there are many details that indicate that this can't be a so called "PSP Phone". Some of those details, like the fact that it's running Android, came out right at the front. Since the PSP isn't running on Android, that means each game would need to be converted or ported over, which seems unlikely.
Another such detail came out today, and that is the platform that this new phone seems to be using, something called "Z-System". There isn't much known about it yet, but several people have pointed to the label in one of the leaked shots, and it does seem to indicate that this is Sony's attempt at starting a new platform. Whether it will be successful is a matter of debate, but it's obvious that Sony is struggling with the mobile Playstation brand, as the PSP and PSP Go haven't exactly been runaway hits. Maybe a phone that runs ports of Playstation Portable titles on an Android device running the Z-System layer is just the kick in the pants that they need?
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Soul's only comfort is to feel the grains of sand,
Taken from Land of purity, serenity, and charm,
Longing to meet my elegant people in the Land,
The Land is over the seas and under the storms.
Once upon a whole new world resides a flower,
In territories further up north from the original,
But self's Origin is, from it just a bit northwest,
Saddened by fate separating flower from Land.
I have arrived at a crossroad of copious paths,
I should take that of the Land, albeit tortuous,
Me united with the northern flower is up to fate,
Although, new flowers do continuously blossom.
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I will report on efforts to implement a new method for simulating concatenated quantum error correction, where many levels of concatenation are simulated together explicitly. That is, the approach involves a Monte Carlo simulation of a noisy circuit involving many thousands of qubits, rather than tens of qubits previously. The new approach allows the threshold and resource usage of concatenated quantum error correction to be determined more accurately than before. Also, the approach makes it possible to better study the effects of circuit optimizations and message-passing algorithms [Poulin, PRA, 2006] on the performance of fault-tolerant concatenated quantum error correction. Such studies are necessary in order make a proper comparison with competing families of error-correction protocols, such as those involving surface codes. In the talk, a range of new numerical results will be presented.


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NullCon, held annually in Goa, is one of the premier security conferences in India. This conference has emerged out of a not-for-profit society, null, which is the largest active security community in India. I will be attending the conference along with two Security Researchers from my team, Kriti and Vaibhav. We are looking forward to an interesting lineup of talks, especially the keynote session by Jeff Moss, founder of Black Hat and DEF CON.
I'm most excited about the hallway conversations, which for me has always been the most interesting part of this conference and a time to catch up with some of the brightest minds in Security. This year, Adobe will have a booth at the conference and we are recruiting for the role of Security Researcher. So in case you are interested please drop by our booth with your resume or just come by to say hello.
If you haven't registered yet for the conference, I encourage you to go ahead. The details are on the NullCon website.
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The client asked Charles Wright Architects to design an off-grid home on the edge of the FNQ beachfront rainforest. The goal of the home was to make the most of its natural surroundings and ensure the home had little impact on the environment. CWA worked closely with the National Parks, Environmental Agencies, and State and Local Governments to come up with the final solution.
Sited on a small spit of land in the water and arranged in a star-shaped layout, the home is accessed via a walking bridge over the water. Enclosed rooms are located out in the projects of the stars and the interior is left open to the environment as a shaded courtyard. The cantilevered design mitigates impact from flooding or king tide inundation due to cyclones. It was designed to withstand category 5 cyclones and is thus classified as a cyclone shelter.
Besides being disaster-proof, the home is powered with a rooftop solar system and has solar backup that is not reliant on fossil fuel generation. Rainwater is collected from the roof and stored in a 250,000-liter cistern. The home includes an on-site tertiary sewerage treatment plant as well as grey water recycling and irrigation. Thermal mass, thermal mass storage for cooling, efficient mechanical systems and building automation minimize energy use for climate control.
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Hear About Designing Efficient Appliances from Mieletec FH Bielefeld
In 1898, Carl Miele and Reinhard Zinkann founded the Miele company. Since then, it has grown into one of the world's foremost producers of household appliances, including washing machines and cooking devices for both domestic and professional use. Miele has created a joint research laboratory, mieletec, with the University of Applied Sciences in Bielefeld, Germany. There, the foundations are being laid for the next generation of resource and energy efficient household appliances. This October, you have the chance to hear mieletec talk about designing efficient appliances at the user's conference in Rotterdam.
Designing Efficient Appliances that Save on Resources and Energy
Why the research? Consumers today are prepared to spend more money than ever on products that bring comfort, safety, and convenience into their homes. We wouldn't want to miss out on the everyday comforts our microwave ovens, stove tops, and dishwashers bring.
Resource and energy efficiency is key for new designs. There is an ever-growing demand for smart designs that both make good use of material resources and are energy efficient. A strong understanding of the complexity of the physical, chemical, and technical processes involved is absolutely essential for arriving at smart designs. Naturally, multiphysics plays a prominent role in the research and design of such appliances.
About the Keynote Speakers
At the COMSOL Conference 2013 Rotterdam, you will be treated to not one, but two speakers for this keynote talk: Holger Ernst and Christian Schröder. Together, they co-founded mieletec FH Bielefeld.
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Prior to co-founding mieletec, Holger Ernst received his PhD in chemistry at the Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität in Münster, in 2002. In addition to his involvement in the joint research lab, Ernst is head of Innovation, Research and Development at Miele & Cie. KG facility in Bielefeld.
Christian Schröder received his PhD in theoretical physics in 1999, from the University of Osnabrück (Germany). In 2003, he entered into a professor position at the University of Applied Sciences in Bielefeld. Schröder's research focuses on the theoretical description and numerical simulation of functional magnetic nano-systems, and on high-performance computing and distributed computing methods.
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Camera trappingAfter running 16 pairs of cameras in the Conservation Area for the last few months it has become apparent that the capture probability for clouded leopards in this forest type is too low to analyse the data in a capture-mark-recapture framework. This is not to say that there are fewer clouded leopards in the primary forest, simply that it is much more difficult to identify the areas through which clouded leopards will move and so it is more challenging to place the cameras in areas that will result in high numbers of photo-captures. Therefore we plan to move the cameras from the Conservation Area and onto the next phase – a mark-recapture study in very recently logged forest.
Live trapping
Throughout May 20 small live traps baited with live rats, electronic sound lures or a combination of the two were deployed in the logged forest of the INFAPRO area. The first leopard cat, a healthy male, was trapped on 12th May and this was followed by 2 females on the 21st May and a second male on the 26th May. All leopard cats were healthy and free from trap injuries. All immobilisations went very smoothly and all animals were fitted with radio collars. In addition to the success of the leopard cats several Malay civets have been trapped, a monitor lizard, a common porcupine, a binturong and a mouse deer. All non-target animals have been free from trap injuries and quickly released at the trap site.
Radio tracking
We are still unable to obtain a signal for Ally despite trying all the usual places and also some new areas. Tracking of the leopard cats has proved successful to date, despite being unable to re-locate female 2 so far. Although data are few to date, it appears that the males often use the roads and have day-time rest sites at the edge of the forest close to the road. The female seems to use forest areas and very overgrown old roads preferentially to the more open roads.
As always, project activities are hindered by only having one vehicle available to us. Checking the live traps has to be the first priority for the day, however, as this takes the use of the car the radio tracking of all animals is impeded and becomes biased towards the afternoon locations and activity of the collared animals. We are still investigating the feasibility of using motorbikes or a quad bike for checking traps and radio tracking.
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Testimony to Congress on the DREAM Act
June 28, 2011
Submitted To The Subcommittee on Immigration,
Refugees, and Border SecurityCommittee on The Judiciary
United States Senate
"S. 952, Development, Relief, and Education For Alien Minors (Dream) Act Of 2011"
The National Education Association (NEA), representing 3.2 million educators across the nation, strongly supports passage of the DREAM Act. We commend the Committee for holding a hearing on this important issue and thank you for the opportunity to submit these comments for the hearing record.
Each year, thousands of undocumented students who have lived in the United States for at least five years graduate from U.S. high schools. Among these students, with whom NEA members work every day, are class valedictorians, straight-A students, and idealistic youth committed to bettering their communities. Yet, because of enormous barriers created by their lack of legal status, many such students are unable to pursue higher education. The loss to these students, and to society as a whole, is significant.
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- Felipe wants to be a high school teacher, he dreams of inspiring at risk kids to go to college.
They also dream of a day in which they won't live in fear of being deported by immigration authorities. All three are undocumented students who were brought to the United States as children. Gaby can't forget the day when Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents raided her home and detained her family, and Eric himself was arrested by federal agents on his way to Harvard from Texas.
The DREAM Act is appropriately named, because it is really about the American Dream – that, in this great nation, anyone who works hard can succeed. Unfortunately, for thousands of undocumented students, those dreams remain out of reach.
Imagine what is would mean for us to invest in these students. We can give these good, hard-working, visionary children the same opportunity that many of us had -- to walk across a stage and graduate and to walk towards something better. To walk out of the shadows and into the light of a country that will finally accept them as "our" children. To give them a country that they can finally call home.
The DREAM Act is a practical solution that upholds the best of our shared American values of fair opportunity, accountability, and strong work ethics. It is about students who don't take anything for granted. Not their education. Not their responsibilities as a member of society. It was written for children who have the dream to graduate and go to college and stay here – where they were raised. They grew up here. They go to church here. They go to school here. This is their home.
The DREAM Act will help promote the skilled workforce necessary for our nation to compete globally. In these troubling economic times, we cannot overlook the benefits of the DREAM Act for our local communities. A 30-year-old immigrant who graduates from college will pay $5,300 more in taxes and cost $3,900 less in government expenses each year than if she had dropped out of high school. State and local taxpayers have already invested in the education of these children in elementary and secondary school and through the DREAM Act could benefit from that investment. Leading businesses such as Microsoft have endorsed the DREAM Act because they recognize that our broken immigration system is draining our economy of the talent and resources needed to compete in the global economy.The DREAM Act is a practical solution that upholds the best of our shared American values of fair opportunity, accountability, and strong work ethics. We urge Congress to take immediate action to pass the DREAM Act.


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WASHINGTON — Red light cameras are pulling in big dollars for local governments in the Washington, D.C., area, according to new data from AAA Mid-Atlantic.
Red light camera programs in cities like D.C. and Rockville, and Montgomery, Prince George's and Arlington counties raked in $21 million combined in 2013, the data show.
Montgomery County, Maryland saw the biggest boost. In 2012, its 22,616 tickets pulled in $1,919,602 in ticket revenue; in 2013, that number jumped to $2,806,690 with 43,522 tickets issued — a 94 percent increase.
As of March, the county has earned $2,805,125 from 46,109 red light runners. That puts them on course to shatter last year's total, thanks in part to 10 new cameras.
"It's way too much," says Michael Blau of Frederick, Maryland. "Some of these red light cameras are in bad spots [and] they're timed the wrong way."
"I think they're a very good idea, just for controlling driver aggressiveness," says Kathryn Zimmeran of Bethesda, Maryland.
Still, John Townsend has heard the complaints.
"Many drivers complain they were traveling the speed limit when the signal changed to yellow and they came to a sudden stop in the crosswalk or beyond the stop line to avoid getting a costly red-light camera ticket," says Townsend, a spokesman with AAA Mid-Atlantic.
Ironically, Townsend says, motorists assert they wouldn't get tickets if they enter the intersection on yellow, or if the traffic signal changes to red while they're in the middle of the intersection.
In the end, the car owner is forced to pay up.
In D.C., the number of tickets dropped — from 91,550 in 2012 to 84,293 in 2013. Even with fewer tickets issued, the city earned more money from red light runners last year compared with 2012.
That year, D.C. pulled $13,119,310 from the citations, compared with $12,979,673 in 2012. As of March of this year, the district has already pulled in $3,761,790.
D.C. also has the highest ticket prices in the region; running a red light will get you a $150 citation. Maryland charges you $75; Virginia charges $50.
Prince George's County actually lost money from 2012 to 2013. The county's 23 cameras pulled in $2,813,255 in 2012 and $2,812,132 a year later.
The county is in the process of upgrading its cameras to newer models.
While most cameras look for you to block the box or cross an intersection as the light turns red, some are even more sophisticated. In Arlington County, some drivers receive tickets for making a "rolling" right turn on a red. Some cameras also look for drivers in the intersection after a green arrow turns red.
Rockville pulled in $1.7 million in 2013 with 22,667 red light camera citations.
In Arlington County, Virginia, red-light cameras brought in $322,682 in 2013 compared to $444,427 in 2012. The county has 4 cameras operating but plans to install more after receiving VDOT approval recently to do so.
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Happy Thanksgiving to all. May all be safe.
We will be out of town. Gumshoe will be driving. I'll go to work Monday and Tuesday. We'll drive out Wednesday. Hotel reservations have been made. I've picked a parish for Thanksgiving Day mass. We'll just pick up plates at Luby's. We'll be busy the next few days preparing for the trip.
Happy Thanksgiving
Sunday, November 18, 2007
Happy Thanksgiving to all. May all be safe.
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Where be ye going, praytell? And can I expect a postcard? ;-)
- Sunday, November 18, 2007 10:47:00 PM
- Anonymous said...
Bon voyage and happy Thanksgiving!
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FORT WORTH, Texas (SBG)- Hannah Way Photography's Facebook post about a woman ruining a wedding photo has gone viral.
"To the girl with the iPhone...
Not only did you ruin my shot, but you took this moment away from the groom, father of the bride, and the bride. What exactly do you plan on doing with that photo? Honestly. Are you going to print it out? Save it? Look at it everyday? No. You're not. But my bride would have printed this photo, looked at it often and reminisced over this moment as her dad walked her down the aisle on her wedding day. But instead, you wanted to take a photo with your phone, blocking my view, and taking a photo that you will not use.
Guests, please stop viewing weddings you attend through a screen but instead turn OFF your phone, and enjoy the ceremony. You are important to the bride and groom, you would not be attending the wedding otherwise. So please, let me do my job, and you just sit back, relax and enjoy this once in a lifetime moment."
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Integrated HD Graphics 3000 includes features such as OpenGL 3.0, DirectX10.1, Intel® Clear Video HD Technology, Advanced Scheduler 2.0, 1.0, XPDM support, and DirectX Video Acceleration (DXVA) support for full AVC/VC1/MPEG2 hardware decode. Graphics outputs include CRT, LVDS and three DDI ports supporting HDMI / DVT / DisplayPort or SDVO. The Express-HR is specifically designed for customers with high-performance processing graphics requirements who want to outsource the custom core logic of their systems for reduced development time.
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Phone girl: "Hi, I work for Bozo's Air Conditioning, and we need to schedule a time to come install your new unit."
Mrs. Grumpy: "I scheduled it with you last week, for this Wednesday."
Phone girl: "Why yes, it is scheduled for Wednesday. Do you mind if we do it on Thursday instead?"
Mrs. Grumpy: "I can't on Thursday. I already scheduled a substitute nurse to cover me on Wednesday."
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The domain within your query sequence starts at position 28 and ends at position 100; the E-value for the IB domain shown below is 1.31e-3.
IBInsulin growth factor-binding protein homologues
|SMART accession number:
|High affinity binding partners of insulin-like growth factors.
|Interpro abstract (IPR000867):
The insulin family of proteins groups together several evolutionarily related active peptides [(PUBMED:6107857)]: these include insulin [(PUBMED:6243748), (PUBMED:503234)], relaxin [(PUBMED:10601981), (PUBMED:8735594)], insect prothoracicotropic hormone (bombyxin) [(PUBMED:8683595)], insulin-like growth factors (IGF1 and IGF2) [(PUBMED:2036417), (PUBMED:1319992)], mammalian Leydig cell-specific insulin-like peptide (gene INSL3), early placenta insulin-like peptide (ELIP) (gene INSL4), locust insulin-related peptide (LIRP), molluscan insulin-related peptides (MIP), and Caenorhabditis elegans insulin-like peptides. The 3D structures of a number of family members have been determined [(PUBMED:2036417), (PUBMED:1319992), (PUBMED:9141131)]. The fold comprises two polypeptide chains (A and B) linked by two disulphide bonds: all share a conserved arrangement of 4 cysteines in their A chain, the first of which is linked by a disulphide bond to the third, while the second and fourth are linked by interchain disulphide bonds to cysteines in the B chain.
Insulin is found in many animals, and is involved in the regulation of normal glucose homeostasis. It also has other specific physiological effects, such as increasing the permeability of cells to monosaccharides, amino acids and fatty acids, and accelerating glycolysis and glycogen synthesis in the liver [(PUBMED:6243748)]. Insulin exerts its effects by interaction with a cell-surface receptor, which may also result in the promotion of cell growth [(PUBMED:6243748)].
Insulin is synthesised as a prepropeptide from which an endoplasmic reticulum-targeting sequence is cleaved to yield proinsulin. The sequence of prosinsulin contains 2 well-conserved regions (designated A and B), separated by an intervening connecting region (C), which is variable between species [(PUBMED:503234)]. The connecting region is cleaved, liberating the active protein, which contains the A and B chains, held together by 2 disulphide bonds [(PUBMED:503234)].
Insulin-like Growth Factor Binding Proteins (IGFBP) are a group of vertebrate secreted proteins, which bind to IGF-I and IGF-II with high affinity and modulate the biological actions of IGFs. The IGFBP family has six distinct subgroups, IGFBP-1 through 6, based on conservation of gene (intron-exon) organisation, structural similarity, and binding affinity for IGFs. Across species, IGFBP-5 exhibits the most sequence conservation, while IGFBP-6 exhibits the least sequence conservation. The IGFBPs contain inhibitor domain homologues, which are related to MEROPS protease inhibitor family I31 (equistatin, clan IX).
All IGFBPs share a common domain architecture (IPR000867:IPR000716). While the N-terminal (IPR000867, IGF binding protein domain), and the C-terminal (IPR000716, thyroglobulin type-1 repeat) domains are conserved across vertebrate species, the mid-region is highly variable with respect to protease cleavage sites and phosphorylation and glycosylation sites. IGFBPs contain 16-18 conserved cysteines located in the N-terminal and the C-terminal regions, which form 8-9 disulphide bonds [(PUBMED:11874691)].
As demonstrated for human IGFBP-5, the N terminus is the primary binding site for IGF. This region, comprised of Val49, Tyr50, Pro62 and Lys68-Leu75, forms a hydrophobic patch on the surface of the protein [(PUBMED:9822601)]. The C terminus is also required for high affinity IGF binding, as well as for binding to the extracellular matrix [(PUBMED:9725901)] and for nuclear translocation [(PUBMED:7519375), (PUBMED:9660801)] of IGFBP-3 and -5.
IGFBPs are unusually pleiotropic molecules. Like other binding proteins, IGFBP can prolong the half-life of IGFs via high affinity binding of the ligands. In addition to functioning as simple carrier proteins, serum IGFBPs also serve to regulate the endocrine and paracrine/autocrine actions of IGF by modulating the IGF available to bind to signalling IGF-I receptors [(PUBMED:12379487), (PUBMED:12379489)]. Furthermore, IGFBPs can function as growth modulators independent of IGFs. For example, IGFBP-5 stimulates markers of bone formation in osteoblasts lacking functional IGFs [(PUBMED:11874691)]. The binding of IGFBP to its putative receptor on the cell membrane may stimulate the signalling pathway independent of an IGF receptor, to mediate the effects of IGFBPs in certain target cell types. IGFBP-1 and -2, but not other IGFBPs, contain a C-terminal Arg-Gly-Asp integrin-binding motif. Thus, IGFBP-1 can also stimulate cell migration of CHO and human trophoblast cells through an action mediated by alpha 5 beta 1 integrin [(PUBMED:7504269)]. Finally, IGFBPs transported into the nucleus (via the nuclear localisation signal) may also exert IGF-independent effects by transcriptional activation of genes.This entry represents insulin-like growth factors (IGF-I and IGF-II), which bind to specific binding proteins in extracellular fluids with high affinity [(PUBMED:7680510), (PUBMED:1725860), (PUBMED:2480830)]. These IGF-binding proteins (IGFBP) prolong the half-life of the IGFs and have been shown to either inhibit or stimulate the growth promoting effects of the IGFs on cells culture. They seem to alter the interaction of IGFs with their cell surface receptors. There are at least six different IGFBPs and they are structurally related. The following growth-factor inducible proteins are structurally related to IGFBPs and could function as growth-factor binding proteins [(PUBMED:1654338), (PUBMED:1309586)], mouse protein cyr61 and its probable chicken homolog, protein CEF-10; human connective tissue growth factor (CTGF) and its mouse homolog, protein FISP-12; and vertebrate protein NOV.
|GO process:
|regulation of cell growth (GO:0001558)
|GO component:
|extracellular region (GO:0005576)
|GO function:
|insulin-like growth factor binding (GO:0005520)
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Welcome to Down On The Mile High Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the City That Rust Sorta Ignored: Denver, Colorado. We've seen the '60 Cadillac Coupe, and now it's the sedan's turn.
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